SVL-Day 3

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Roots

1. Nat: to be born
  • Example: naturalize: v. to give citizenship to one foreign born
  • Sentence: Every year thousands of immigrants to the US are naturalized and officially become American citizens.
2. Fact: make

  • Example: factious: adj. argumentative; inclined to dissent
  • Sentence: Politicians are often factious, creating arguments simply to stir up supporters.

3. Ab: away from

  • Example: abdicate: v. to give up; renounce
  • Sentence: She abdicated her rights to her inheritance when she married a surfer and moved to Bali.

4. Ence: state of or quality of

  • Example: belligerence: n. quality of having a fighting spirit
  • Sentence: The dog's natural belligerence causedit to bark at anything that moved.

5. Ten: hold

  • Example: tenable: adj. able to be defended or upheld
  • Sentence: The idea that her parents would pay for her living expenses after she married the surfer was untenable.